Preparations for San Francisco's Lunar New Year Parade were in full swing at Yee's Martial Arts Academy in Hercules, where ABC7 News anchor Dion Lim had the honor of 'waking up' one of the two lions. This year, the dance troupe dedicated a dragon after Jasper Wu, the young boy killed by gunfire on I-880 in November.
of the Tiger on February 1 were in full swing in Hercules outside of Yee's Martial Arts Academy. There, the West Coast Lion Dance Troupe performed a ceremony they haven't been able to do, for awhile.
"This is a traditional eye-dotting ceremony where we bring the lion and this year we have a dragon which we're bringing to life." Says Anthony Shiu, the founder of the troupe said. The troupe has been performing in San Francisco's Chinese New Year Parade every year since 1988. Aftercanceled last year's parade they're now roaring back to life with the parade, set to be held on February 19.At the event, there was also a dragon which holds special significance. Shiu named it after Jasper Wu,
this past November. With his grandmother and grandfather looking on, Jasper's dotted the eyes of the Jasper dragon. Community members also burned incense and paid their respects.
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